Anna's Archive MCP Server

An MCP server and command-line tool for searching Anna's Archive for books and papers and downloading the file you pick. Use annas-cli in your terminal or connect annas-mcp to Claude, Cursor, Codex…

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What is the Anna's Archive MCP Server?

annas-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the sokolskynikita/annas-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP server and command-line tool for searching Anna's Archive for books and papers and downloading the file you pick. Use annas-cli in your terminal…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is annas-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares ANNAS_SECRET_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-13.

How to install the Anna's Archive MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "annas-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "annas-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANNAS_SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_ANNAS_SECRET_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
ANNAS_SECRET_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation